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. >> the report to the president on afghanistan. everything's leaving here fine. >> thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians on the ground, we are on track to achieve our goals. >> are we buying that when 60% of the country tells a new poll this war is not worth fighting? >> old timer's day. what would jesus do about unemployment insurance. he'd cut it, says bill o'. kevin spacey stars as casino jack, jack abramoff. >> this is agent patterson. >> i have to call you back. mr. president. >> then there's the part where he learned abramoff does impressions of clinton and reagan and al pacino. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> i'm the super lobbyist. >>> good evening from new york. this is thursday, december 16th, 691 days until the 2012 presidential election. breaking news at this hour. senate majority leader harry reid just polled the omnibus spending bill that would have funded the government for the next calendar year. this leaves the government technically speaking without any funding. reid sa
. >> the report to the president on afghanistan. everything's leaving here fine. >> thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians on the ground, we are on track to achieve our goals. >> are we buying that when 60% of the country tells a new poll this war is not worth fighting? >> old timer's day. what would jesus do about unemployment insurance. he'd cut it, says bill o'. kevin spacey stars as casino jack, jack abramoff. >> this is agent...
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of course the war in afghanistan went largely ignored as the troop surge and the numbers of troops in iraq really skyrocketed over the first four ye years. so because of that, you know, american troops are still slogging it out ten years later there in afghanistan. so, in terms of the kinds of trainers that we're going to be left behind that was part of the negotiation between the iraqis and the u.s. government and military quite frankly as to what it is they think they may have needed. but, you know, i never heard anybody within the senior leadership here within the military or pentagon strenuously arguing to keep those trainers inside iraq. they thought, well, it may be necessary to do this orb that or the other, but they didn't think it was absolutely critical to keep american trainers on the ground there in iraq. again, as we talked about earlier, any troops that would be assigned to the embassy would be granted diplomatic immunity. in terms of foreign arms sales, the iraqis would like to buy f-16s from the united states, that would take u.s. expertise in terms of maintenance and
of course the war in afghanistan went largely ignored as the troop surge and the numbers of troops in iraq really skyrocketed over the first four ye years. so because of that, you know, american troops are still slogging it out ten years later there in afghanistan. so, in terms of the kinds of trainers that we're going to be left behind that was part of the negotiation between the iraqis and the u.s. government and military quite frankly as to what it is they think they may have needed. but,...
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now to afghanistan and the 2014 exit date. they war is now in its tenth year with the costs mounting every single day. republican congressman mike kaufman is from colorado. he serves on the house armed services committee and is a former marine. and yesterday he returned from a trip to afghanistan. congressman, great to have you here. i know you were in afghanistan a year ago as well. did you see a difference? >> you know, i saw a difference on the ground. we're making progress militarily. but i think the afghan governance peace that has to follow on once we've secured an area -- and i think that part is problem problematic. we lead to look at course correction, i think, in terms of the policy. >> i know you -- you're against nation building. are we doing nation building in afghanistan? >> we are absolutely doing nation building. it's a robust counterinsurgency whose cornerstone is really nation building. i think that's a bridge too far. i think it's unsustainable for our military and for the taxpayers of this country. >> so th
now to afghanistan and the 2014 exit date. they war is now in its tenth year with the costs mounting every single day. republican congressman mike kaufman is from colorado. he serves on the house armed services committee and is a former marine. and yesterday he returned from a trip to afghanistan. congressman, great to have you here. i know you were in afghanistan a year ago as well. did you see a difference? >> you know, i saw a difference on the ground. we're making progress militarily....
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we talk about afghanistan, number one goal, preventing another terror state in afghanistan from where terrorist attacks can be launched. we know what happened with the christmas day bomber during the holidays last year. what is the capacity of al qaeda or affiliated organizations to pull off a large-scale terror attack against this country? >> you never say never, okay? but we are -- our intelligence community is united in the view that the ability of central al qaeda -- that is, osama bin laden and company in those mountains -- has been significantly degraded and we don't believe they have the capacity from there to pull off a 9/11 type operation. but what has also happened, as you've noticed, you've seen in the arabian peninsula and you've seen in other parts of the world where there are al qaeda-related affiliates not under the direct control of osama, be but yet engaged with him. they are planning much smaller yet deadly attempts to go after the united states of america. we saw that in the underpants bomber last christmas, we saw that in a times square effort. there are going to b
we talk about afghanistan, number one goal, preventing another terror state in afghanistan from where terrorist attacks can be launched. we know what happened with the christmas day bomber during the holidays last year. what is the capacity of al qaeda or affiliated organizations to pull off a large-scale terror attack against this country? >> you never say never, okay? but we are -- our intelligence community is united in the view that the ability of central al qaeda -- that is, osama...
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a live report from afghanistan on what this tenth anniversary means to them. here on msnbc saturday. ♪ [ male announcer ] unlike some car companies, nissan is running at 100%, which means the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for all. ♪ helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. [ jim ] i need to push out a software upgrade. build a new app for the sales team in beijing. and convince the c.e.o. his email will find him... wherever he is. i need to see my family while they're still awake. [ male announcer ] with global services from dell, jim can address his company's i.t. needs through custom built applicat
a live report from afghanistan on what this tenth anniversary means to them. here on msnbc saturday. ♪ [ male announcer ] unlike some car companies, nissan is running at 100%, which means the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for all. ♪ helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ]...
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frankly, looking ahead, the trouble is afghanistan. we did a question about continuing to have troops in 2014, liberal democrats, core democrats, his core constituency, a majority of people would oppose that. longer term more than today's economic wrangling, afghanistan could pose a real problem to his presidency if he can't meet the needs of his core democrat base. >> when we look at right track, wrong track. that was a very negative number. 63% of the country believe the country is on the wrong track. this is what joe biden has to say. >> i predict that is going to change. i'll tell you why. you are sitting there at christmastime. how many people are going to bed staring at the ceiling wondering if nay are going to wake up in the same house next month. this tax arrangement we provided for and will pass that, in fact, they are better off. >> that is going to change the perception? >> i think it will begin to change the perception. >> is that realistic? >> that is political optimism. >> okay. >> when wrong track goes over 60% it is a h
frankly, looking ahead, the trouble is afghanistan. we did a question about continuing to have troops in 2014, liberal democrats, core democrats, his core constituency, a majority of people would oppose that. longer term more than today's economic wrangling, afghanistan could pose a real problem to his presidency if he can't meet the needs of his core democrat base. >> when we look at right track, wrong track. that was a very negative number. 63% of the country believe the country is on...
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but more women who have served in iraq afghanistan. nearly 1,000 have been wounded in action. one of those is now a democratic congresswoman from the state of illinois. she can tell you that combat is already a reality. >> i did lose my legs in a bar fight. i was sure i was in combat. >> joining me now retired army general. what is your reaction to this latest development? >> i think it is a great initiative and long overdue. and i'm kind of curious, i'm very curious about the timing of it. and the implementation. they need to make it retro active back to at least 2002 when women were already serving. there was no question about physical capabilities then as they were attaching women to these fighting units. but waiting for three years what happens in thee years that has not happened in the last 7 or 8? they need to recognize them officially that they served in combat. and move ahead from here. there are certainly men who won't pass the qualification tests as there will be women who don't pass the tests. there will be women who accell and men who accell in these situations. ma
but more women who have served in iraq afghanistan. nearly 1,000 have been wounded in action. one of those is now a democratic congresswoman from the state of illinois. she can tell you that combat is already a reality. >> i did lose my legs in a bar fight. i was sure i was in combat. >> joining me now retired army general. what is your reaction to this latest development? >> i think it is a great initiative and long overdue. and i'm kind of curious, i'm very curious about the...
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what's the president the try to get done over there on the subject of afghanistan? >>> meanwhile, sarah palin goes after the president's wife in her new you book, dredging up comments from the 2008 campaign and wondering aloud about the obamas connection to reverend jeremiah wright. the question is, is the the palin strategy just to leak out the entire book before it comes out? starting to look like it. >>> and thursd
what's the president the try to get done over there on the subject of afghanistan? >>> meanwhile, sarah palin goes after the president's wife in her new you book, dredging up comments from the 2008 campaign and wondering aloud about the obamas connection to reverend jeremiah wright. the question is, is the the palin strategy just to leak out the entire book before it comes out? starting to look like it. >>> and thursd
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it's a failure in afghanistan a failure in iraq. you can't give democracy to people in two years it. took 200 years to women the right to vote. we have this miracle in two years to develop a democracy. obama is doing it right with foreign policy and i applaud him. >> the headline in all of this is the death of muammar gadhafi. you obviously and everyone else believes he is responsible for that terrorism here. this is peace for you and your family. >> it's justice. no question for me it brings closure. it's hard to believe i have been doing this for 23 years and to finally get the man that ordered the bombing of pan am 103 eliminated is true justice for my brother and all citizens in free countries. >> thank you very much. i know you have a lot of things going on today and a lot of feelings i'm sure going through you and we appreciate you joining us. thank you very much. let me go back to libya where adrienne mong is in misrata. there questions over where gadhafi's is at this moment? >> that's right. we are hearing reports that someo
it's a failure in afghanistan a failure in iraq. you can't give democracy to people in two years it. took 200 years to women the right to vote. we have this miracle in two years to develop a democracy. obama is doing it right with foreign policy and i applaud him. >> the headline in all of this is the death of muammar gadhafi. you obviously and everyone else believes he is responsible for that terrorism here. this is peace for you and your family. >> it's justice. no question for me...
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easy for fundamentalists in afghanistan who want to kill us. that's after the hate e-mails pored into them. and folks who say the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania resembles the islamic crescent. the outrage. the justice department currently investigating anti muslim incidents in at least five u.s. cities. whether it's muslims, blacks, gay people, jews, you pick it. history shows when americans or any group of people are down on their luck, they tend to lash out with violence. they tend to try to find the boogeyman the least like they are to blame for it. politicians happy to help. take a look at unimemployment over the last 40 years in the country. now look at the same graph with a crime rate plotted. when unemployment goes up, so too do things like crime or, for that matter, social hate. now experts are in fear 2010 is preparing to show a speak needily following the one we saw following 9/11 in 2001. disenfranchisement with both political parties. they are crushing the country for your benefit by controlling your government. why do americans
easy for fundamentalists in afghanistan who want to kill us. that's after the hate e-mails pored into them. and folks who say the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania resembles the islamic crescent. the outrage. the justice department currently investigating anti muslim incidents in at least five u.s. cities. whether it's muslims, blacks, gay people, jews, you pick it. history shows when americans or any group of people are down on their luck, they tend to lash out with violence. they tend to try...
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iraq and afghanistan veterans. in the words of the largest organization of iraq and afghanistan veterans, iava, quote, lame duck comes up big for new vets. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america wanted don't ask, don't tell repealed. they got it repeal. they want the new gi bill updated, they got it updated. they wanted fraud investigated at arlington cemetery. they got fraud investigated. they wanted compensation and health care for 9/11 first responders. they got it. they wanted the veterans preference in federal hiring extended to hiring in congress. they got the veterans preference in federal hiring extended to hiring in congress. they wanted the defense authorization act passed even after don't ask, don't tell was split off from it. they don't the defense authorization act passed. it's got a ton of important stuff in it for veterans. health care, traumatic brain injury, dealing with military sexual assault and a lot of stuff veterans wanted. they rolled into the lame duck session with all of those things sti
iraq and afghanistan veterans. in the words of the largest organization of iraq and afghanistan veterans, iava, quote, lame duck comes up big for new vets. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america wanted don't ask, don't tell repealed. they got it repeal. they want the new gi bill updated, they got it updated. they wanted fraud investigated at arlington cemetery. they got fraud investigated. they wanted compensation and health care for 9/11 first responders. they got it. they wanted the...
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but if it doesn't, then i'm not interested in just being in afghanistan for the sake of being in afghanistan. >> nbc's jim milk will he she have ski is live. jim, reading between the lines of what the president is saying, also saying he is in no particular rush to make this decision, do you get the feeling the white house, the pentagon, the administration is looking very closely at this strategy, and may announce some kind of fundamental shift? >> well, savannah, the white house is certainly looking very closely at this strategy. as far as u.s. military officials go, they think that general stan mcchrystal's strategy, which is to provide more protection for the afghan people themselves, while building up the afghan security forces, is the correct strategy to pursue. the only problem there is it could take many years, up to ten years, and many more troops. it's expected that stan mcchrystal wants to ask for as many as 40,000 additional forces by next year to take on this new strategy. so we're told, according to pentagon officials, that the white house has actually signaled that in lieu of th
but if it doesn't, then i'm not interested in just being in afghanistan for the sake of being in afghanistan. >> nbc's jim milk will he she have ski is live. jim, reading between the lines of what the president is saying, also saying he is in no particular rush to make this decision, do you get the feeling the white house, the pentagon, the administration is looking very closely at this strategy, and may announce some kind of fundamental shift? >> well, savannah, the white house is...
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forces in afghanistan as well. in his farewell speech at the pentagon today, he argued against cutting defense spending too deeply, saying it would undermine the military's flexibility and versatility. petraeus takes over as director of the cia next week. we'll be right back. at exxon and mobil, we engineer smart gasoline that works at the molecular level to help your engine run more smoothly by helping remove deposits and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, you can rest assured we help your engine run more smoothly while leaving behind cleaner emissions. it's how we make gasoline work harder for you. exxon and mobil. >>> welcome back to "hardball." there's a mind-boggling report out today on just how much taxpayer money has been lost to waste and fraud for work done by contractors in afghanistan and iraq. the commission of wartime contracting found up to $60 billion has been wasted over the past ten years and the commission calls that a conservative estimate, and there coul
forces in afghanistan as well. in his farewell speech at the pentagon today, he argued against cutting defense spending too deeply, saying it would undermine the military's flexibility and versatility. petraeus takes over as director of the cia next week. we'll be right back. at exxon and mobil, we engineer smart gasoline that works at the molecular level to help your engine run more smoothly by helping remove deposits and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil...
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troops in afghanistan. this report out of the "new york times" says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan as i was mentioning. panetta is meeting with american military leaders as well as afghan officials. atia abawi is in kabul, afghanistan. he's making strong remarks when it comes to al qaeda and how he wants to continue stamping them out. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. that's absolutely right. on his flight from d.c. to kabul he did speak to reporter on the plane that he was on about al qaeda and said that the strategic defeat of al qaeda was within reach, pointing to the death of osama bin laden, pointing to the information that we were able to retrieve from his compound, including the names of key leaders that they'd like to go after. and he says that this is the time to go after al qaeda. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden
troops in afghanistan. this report out of the "new york times" says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan as i was mentioning. panetta is meeting with american military leaders as well as afghan officials. atia abawi is in kabul, afghanistan. he's making strong remarks when it comes to al qaeda and how he wants to continue stamping them out. >> reporter: good...
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it was, you know, both taken out of context and misunderstood. >> are afghanistan and pakistan reliable allies? >> well, first of all, president karzai and i had a very productive meeting when i was in kabul last week. we are making progress on a lot of issues. >> mind you, we've spent nearly $500 billion there so far. we continue to fund both sides of the war. meanwhile, economic injustice and expanded breach of all sorts of principles of fairness continue in our own country, which is why an increasingly large number of military veterans have joined the occupy movement. i suggest you check out occupy marines, they are standing with the 99%. now, that participation took a dangerous turn for an iraq war veteran who survived two tours on behalf of the united states, but now finds himself in critical condition after a police projectile fired at the protesters two nights ago in oakland fractured his skull. joining us now is another iraq war veteran and current interim chairman of vo vets. we're also joined by colonel anthony shaver who has extensive knowledge about conditions around the reg
it was, you know, both taken out of context and misunderstood. >> are afghanistan and pakistan reliable allies? >> well, first of all, president karzai and i had a very productive meeting when i was in kabul last week. we are making progress on a lot of issues. >> mind you, we've spent nearly $500 billion there so far. we continue to fund both sides of the war. meanwhile, economic injustice and expanded breach of all sorts of principles of fairness continue in our own country,...
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i was interested to read this morning that she's over there in afghanistan. why should the head of our department of homeland security visit afghanistan? >> well, there's a good question, actually. she's reportedly over there to meet with afghan and u.s. officials to talk about, you know, internal security issues and regional security issues and also going from there. she is spending new year's eve with the troops and then she's on her way to qatar and israel to meet with her counterparts. she arrived on site in afghanistan with several, i think maybe half a dozen customs and border agents from here in the u.s. who will stay behind and work with the afghan government. and i'm saying this with a straight face, to help secure the afghan borders from the militants and drug smugglers. so, you know, it's a new year's eve visit. i don't know that it's actually operationally efficient. >> i know what you're saying and i know you say that tongue in cheek about securing the borders because the biggest issue between pakistan and afghanistan and where a lot of people be
i was interested to read this morning that she's over there in afghanistan. why should the head of our department of homeland security visit afghanistan? >> well, there's a good question, actually. she's reportedly over there to meet with afghan and u.s. officials to talk about, you know, internal security issues and regional security issues and also going from there. she is spending new year's eve with the troops and then she's on her way to qatar and israel to meet with her...
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just as it was our fault for not understanding afghanistan. just as we didn't correctly perceive, sir, the necessity for the continuation of gitmo, or how we failed to intuit your failure in the public option, or how we could not have foreseen your foot dragging on don't ask, don't tell. just like we shouldn't have gotten you angry today. and of course, mr. president, we totally betrayed your administration by not concluding our prayers every night by saying thank you for preventing another great depression. you were entitled to skate along on your own wonderfulness indefinitely, and if you get less than you could have on health care reform or taxes, well, that will be okay. we're happy to pay $10,000 for a $300 car because pit could have been $20,000 right. and because we only expect you to do one thing correctly during a presidency.a presidency. and you know you pretty much cleared that obligation when it prove that had you were indeed not john mccain. we're very sorry. in some sense the senior member's remark about how we did not read the d
just as it was our fault for not understanding afghanistan. just as we didn't correctly perceive, sir, the necessity for the continuation of gitmo, or how we failed to intuit your failure in the public option, or how we could not have foreseen your foot dragging on don't ask, don't tell. just like we shouldn't have gotten you angry today. and of course, mr. president, we totally betrayed your administration by not concluding our prayers every night by saying thank you for preventing another...
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what does it mean for afghanistan? >> well, let's start with richard and his role in american foreign policy. what richard did perhaps as well as anyone is to a diplomat that can get the job done with foreign leaders and with rebel leaders and with others in a complex negotiation, but, also, the principles behind american foreign policy and particularly during the bosnia crisis in this country. richard not only helped negotiate an end to the war, but richard was important with others in dramatizing the importance of the united states caring about the people of bosnia and i remember spending some time with one of his sons in colorado and he had, obviously, not seen as much of his father as he would have liked over the years because of this phonetic travel, but he said he was proud that his father helped people. that he helped deal with refugees. that he was an individual who really cared about people and the effect that wars and conflicts and civil strife could have on hundreds of thousands of people and -- >> it really
what does it mean for afghanistan? >> well, let's start with richard and his role in american foreign policy. what richard did perhaps as well as anyone is to a diplomat that can get the job done with foreign leaders and with rebel leaders and with others in a complex negotiation, but, also, the principles behind american foreign policy and particularly during the bosnia crisis in this country. richard not only helped negotiate an end to the war, but richard was important with others in...
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joining me from afghanistan, ali, a good saturday morning to you. with al sadr's return and the problems that it poses, talk about that. >> that's right, alex. he's been a divisive figure in history. he's been responsible for a lot of the u.s. troops that have died during the bloodiest period of that war. he's been responsible for a huge sectarian violence. as you said, he's come back to a triumphant arrival after four years in iran. he has very close ties with iran. iran has a lot of influence in southern afghanistan and this is going to be very troubling for the united states. but his anti-american rhetoric was laced with some words of moderation and responsibility. although he said that the americans have to come out by any means, he said it should be done by government forces, al mali maliki's government, they should take responsibility for this. he even alluded to the christians in iraq that have been at the forth of this campaign to have them driven out of iraq. he said peace be upon them. so he is vying for some sort of political position in
joining me from afghanistan, ali, a good saturday morning to you. with al sadr's return and the problems that it poses, talk about that. >> that's right, alex. he's been a divisive figure in history. he's been responsible for a lot of the u.s. troops that have died during the bloodiest period of that war. he's been responsible for a huge sectarian violence. as you said, he's come back to a triumphant arrival after four years in iran. he has very close ties with iran. iran has a lot of...
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based on the premise that securing hammed karzai as the president of afghanistan will somehow make us safer. but if ending one president's mistake will put 2010 in the history books, so will a visit that no other president managed to achieve in 100 years of trying. president obama, after one of the most bruising, protracted national political debates in recent memory, secured in writing, in law for the american people, the right to health insurance. tens of millions estimated to join the ranks of the covered. the deficit projected to be reduced as a result. the right to health care, however, still an elusive one. also still elusive, sanity and common sense in governing wall street. mr. obama passing financial regulatory reform, giving consumers an agency for protecting them. failing to restore the depression era fire walls that once protected the nation from the short term, high-risk profit taking that broke our economy. the administration got beat up from both sides for being too tough on bp, for the explosion of its oil rig that killed 11 men, slimed the gulf of mexico and shut down
based on the premise that securing hammed karzai as the president of afghanistan will somehow make us safer. but if ending one president's mistake will put 2010 in the history books, so will a visit that no other president managed to achieve in 100 years of trying. president obama, after one of the most bruising, protracted national political debates in recent memory, secured in writing, in law for the american people, the right to health insurance. tens of millions estimated to join the ranks...
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david cameron has been hearing it from veterans of afghanistan war and now he's hearing from students. >> these are tough cuts being made across europe and we're seeing scenes just like the one you're seeing there. live pictures out of london. let's do our trivia. which u.s. president, chuck, had a pet mockingbird. >> sorry for the bad hint there. had, which means it's no longer alive. it was thomas jefferson. the bird lived in the white house study, often rode on jefferson's shoulder and basically just kept saying "we the people, we the people," right? because it was a mockingbird. just mocked. no? >> good one. coming up, a stressful job, not enough time in the day. are you burned out? we're going to get into some tips what to do about that. >> my favorite guy. my favorite guru guy, david green. >> we're going to get into that. we'll be right back. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you'll get an extra 10% off storewide now thru sunday. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experience
david cameron has been hearing it from veterans of afghanistan war and now he's hearing from students. >> these are tough cuts being made across europe and we're seeing scenes just like the one you're seeing there. live pictures out of london. let's do our trivia. which u.s. president, chuck, had a pet mockingbird. >> sorry for the bad hint there. had, which means it's no longer alive. it was thomas jefferson. the bird lived in the white house study, often rode on jefferson's...
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one is half the section about afghanistan and the other about china. no reference to iraq or iran. two pages on foreign policy. this is herman cain. >> you are surprising me that there is that much. what can i tell you. i don't think we had a lot of seriousness out of this campaign and that reflects what's happening with the republican primary electorate. >> john, what were you going to say? >> i was going to say that you have to understand why is herman cain getting this degree of support. the answer is simple. he is going before tea party audiences and saying contrary to what all the liberals are saying, there is nothing racist in the tea party. they love hearing this. this validates their idea of themselves. they feel better about themselves by telling pollsters. you saw this in the democratic party with barack obama in 2008. it's kind of the politics of self validation and a tea party member can say i'm not a racist. he drives that message home and it's effective forever him. >> these guys want to be president, john. >> that's not a serious thing. this is not a serious possibil
one is half the section about afghanistan and the other about china. no reference to iraq or iran. two pages on foreign policy. this is herman cain. >> you are surprising me that there is that much. what can i tell you. i don't think we had a lot of seriousness out of this campaign and that reflects what's happening with the republican primary electorate. >> john, what were you going to say? >> i was going to say that you have to understand why is herman cain getting this...
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joint chief of staff accused the pakistanny government of supporting attacks on the united states in afghanistan by aiding pakistani militants. is this the use, our country, prepared to go into pakistan and take the militants out? also, as expected, the palestinian authority has officially requested full membership status at the u.n., that's statehood, nationhood, if you will. and also as expected, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the u.n. not as far as he's concerned. israel's ambassador joins us live tonight. finally, check out michele bachmann's claim americans should be allowed to keep every dollar, no more taxes, period. how does she want to fund the government she wants to run. how does she expect to get paid for the smaller fence for mexico that she wants, how does she expect to get paid this week? we start with rick perry's flip flot, simple flop in the debate. david an msnbc analyst and sally joins us, a republican strategist in florida. let me start with david, by the way, the story headlines coming out before you start here are pretty dramatic, unforgiving of rick perry
joint chief of staff accused the pakistanny government of supporting attacks on the united states in afghanistan by aiding pakistani militants. is this the use, our country, prepared to go into pakistan and take the militants out? also, as expected, the palestinian authority has officially requested full membership status at the u.n., that's statehood, nationhood, if you will. and also as expected, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the u.n. not as far as he's concerned. israel's...
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they're fighting in our wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and the dream act provides education -- >> a no cost path to legalization in this country. if they would chose it. i mean, is that something you think republicans should be able to get behind? the wall street journal thinks it's a good idea. >> i do. i understand, and i think the greatest part about being an american is that you can have any education you want you can be anything you want to be. we're all immigrants. there was a point in time where you weren't allowed to hire irish people. i worry about the cost, the legalities of it, but as a general, if you've been living in this country for five years as a student, you should have access to education. i think this is a lame duck session going on, that harry reid is trying to jam through without everyone not being able to analyze the bill. but yes you should have access to education e specially if you're going to serve your country. >> there are different editions of it, some people might argue this version will involve a cost. they're trying to eliminate all costs. >> i don't
they're fighting in our wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and the dream act provides education -- >> a no cost path to legalization in this country. if they would chose it. i mean, is that something you think republicans should be able to get behind? the wall street journal thinks it's a good idea. >> i do. i understand, and i think the greatest part about being an american is that you can have any education you want you can be anything you want to be. we're all immigrants....
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war in afghanistan to take refuge there. since 9/11 pakistan has built up its nuclear weapons program bigger and faster than any other country in the world. when you find out about things like pakistani taliban attacks on the vulnerability of state institution, including possibly its military and police services, do you worry about nuclear security? >> i worry more about nuclear security in pakistan than anyone in the world with the possibility of north korea which have i different kinds of concerns. they have three problems. number one problem is they do have a certain instability in the country. as youreferred to the taliban. until two, they have a high ratio of what we call extremists that represent in nuclear security terms potential inside threats. we have seen cases which we referred to as all with mahmood as well as the network that assisted several rogue states in obtaining nuclear. and the third problem we have is probably the one the least discussed but potentially the most alarming is that their nuclear weapons ar
war in afghanistan to take refuge there. since 9/11 pakistan has built up its nuclear weapons program bigger and faster than any other country in the world. when you find out about things like pakistani taliban attacks on the vulnerability of state institution, including possibly its military and police services, do you worry about nuclear security? >> i worry more about nuclear security in pakistan than anyone in the world with the possibility of north korea which have i different kinds...
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so we're having an interesting debate about how to end these wars in afghanistan and iraq. we're on a very muddy field. everyone here has sloshy boots on. this is a day where people have to go through some effort to honor these people. we're in a field, once it was part of a strip mine and covered over. we're look t a couple of tents behind us. we've got two former presidents and the vice president here, and this is an iconic event today and our enemies love to hit iconic targets. so the security has been a real pain, and rightfully so. but there's one reason why these chairs aren't filled right now. there's some people still trooping inrer slowly through the security gate set up down here and it's very hard to get in here today. so a lot of the packed house is waiting to get through security and will probably be there most of the afternoon. it's a very security site, michael. >> it's a 2 1/2 mile access road that literally opened today. it's very difficult to get here. opened today because of governor rendell's funding he was able to secure. but i rode in on that road own
so we're having an interesting debate about how to end these wars in afghanistan and iraq. we're on a very muddy field. everyone here has sloshy boots on. this is a day where people have to go through some effort to honor these people. we're in a field, once it was part of a strip mine and covered over. we're look t a couple of tents behind us. we've got two former presidents and the vice president here, and this is an iconic event today and our enemies love to hit iconic targets. so the...
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. >>> a third straight day of large protests in afghanistan today over the burning of copes of the koran by u.s. soldiers. fighting between violent protesters and afghan troops on wednesday left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded. afghan police struggled to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to break into an american military base. the afghan taliban urged afghanistans to target foreign military bases, invader forces and their convoys. and the u.s. has apologized for burning the korans which they said was a mistake. >>> here is your first look at some other news going on around america today. >>> near seattle, some dramatic video shows an entire house just giving way to a river, falling victim to flooding in the area due to heavy rain and melting snow there. in the end, only the garage was left standing. seven local rivers were under flood warning last night. to the north one home destroyed and another damaged by a mudslide. forecasters hope a cold front will stop the snow melt. >>> robbers stormed into a mcdonald's in arizona then ordered a manager at gunpoint to open the
. >>> a third straight day of large protests in afghanistan today over the burning of copes of the koran by u.s. soldiers. fighting between violent protesters and afghan troops on wednesday left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded. afghan police struggled to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to break into an american military base. the afghan taliban urged afghanistans to target foreign military bases, invader forces and their convoys. and the u.s. has apologized for...
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that's almost like afghanistan. without government aid, trait is going to close half the public schools in that city. and of course, fire departments are going to gept hit. and there's going to be closings of fire departments and communities all over america. . republicans really do get their way, these real cuts are going to help who? the lower 50% income earnings in this country. then you've got one america over here, one america over here. and the america over here gets the corporate money and you're never going to get them out of office. if i couldn't do stories like this, i would nn't want to eveno this show. because it's the truth. the republicans are saying we've got a crisis in social security and then you've got the senate majority leader saying no, social security is just fine. and you want to know what frustrates america is when they talk like this and they can't get together on anything. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think on this tonight. tonight's question is do you think the republ
that's almost like afghanistan. without government aid, trait is going to close half the public schools in that city. and of course, fire departments are going to gept hit. and there's going to be closings of fire departments and communities all over america. . republicans really do get their way, these real cuts are going to help who? the lower 50% income earnings in this country. then you've got one america over here, one america over here. and the america over here gets the corporate money...
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every american must pay 1% more in taxes in order to pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i propose we sell it the way madison avenue sells cars. help support the troops and bring back the american economy. support the win the wars tax. if the american people think that the wars and balancing the budget are worth it, they'll rally behind the tax. if they say they don't want to pay a dime for those wars, then it's time to bring the troops home immediately and shut off the taxpayers money into iraq and afghanistan. now, state and federal governments generally don't like this, they prefer to take in general revenues and allocate them to multifunctions, but we need to get back to basics. americans need to get back to basics. let's treat the american taxpayer like the smart people they are. >> the technology exists really for the first time ever to track that sort of thing. >> at the state level -- think about california. may not be the best fiscal example, but you're right. it's possible to make this and people ought to know that when they pay their taxes, that money goes to s
every american must pay 1% more in taxes in order to pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i propose we sell it the way madison avenue sells cars. help support the troops and bring back the american economy. support the win the wars tax. if the american people think that the wars and balancing the budget are worth it, they'll rally behind the tax. if they say they don't want to pay a dime for those wars, then it's time to bring the troops home immediately and shut off the taxpayers money...
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joining me from afghanistan, ali arouzi with a good morning or good night your time, ali. can you put it in perspective for us? >> reporter: that's right, alex. it's a very significant return. you can see by those frenzied crowds there he has a lot of support in iraq. his speech really said it all. it was a speech, a mixture of iraqi nationalism and sheer fundamentalism. the fundamental part was that he said u.s. troops have to go out of iraq at any means necessary. they have to be taken out. but he tried to strike a cord with iraqi nationalism saying that iraqis should unite with one another, the government should be given a chance to get the americans out of there. he even included the christians who have been the target of a campaign to be driven out of iraq to unite with one another. so he's a very significant character in iraq. you know, he could make things very violent as they were in 2004, '0, '06, or he could work with the government to make it a more peaceful iraq. he's given the government an ultimatum saying, listen, if you can get the u.s. troops out, this wil
joining me from afghanistan, ali arouzi with a good morning or good night your time, ali. can you put it in perspective for us? >> reporter: that's right, alex. it's a very significant return. you can see by those frenzied crowds there he has a lot of support in iraq. his speech really said it all. it was a speech, a mixture of iraqi nationalism and sheer fundamentalism. the fundamental part was that he said u.s. troops have to go out of iraq at any means necessary. they have to be taken...
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. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano is ringing in the new year with troops in afghanistan. napolitano arrived today to meet with afghan and u.s. officials working to secure the country's borders for militants. it's the first stop to check on increased anti-terror measures in the region. >>> and turns from afghanistan to america's other war, vice president joe biden now says he is highly optimistic about the future of iraq. joining us now is washington executive editor for the "wall street journal" who recently interviewed the vice president about the war. welcome. >> hi, milissa. how are you? >> great. thank you. the vice president says the big development is the way prime minister nouri al-maliki. we have iran trying to influence things. we have the sunnis, the shiites, the kurds. we've known these things all along. so what is the new development here? >> well, you know, it was a messy process. it took nine months. but what happened last week is prime minister maliki put together a coalition government that does in fact bring together sunnis, shiites and kurds. some of th
. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano is ringing in the new year with troops in afghanistan. napolitano arrived today to meet with afghan and u.s. officials working to secure the country's borders for militants. it's the first stop to check on increased anti-terror measures in the region. >>> and turns from afghanistan to america's other war, vice president joe biden now says he is highly optimistic about the future of iraq. joining us now is washington executive...
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representative to afghanistan and pakistan underwent 20 hours of surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. president obama release add statement late last night calling the longtime diplomat, quote, a towering figure in american foreign policy, a critical member of my afghanistan and pakistan team, and a tireless publicer is vamt. we continue to pray for his recovery and support his family in this difficult time. >>> well, the president and the battle over the tax cut deal. will this be a turning point in his presidency. and for better or worse? >>> a scary scene on the high sees. this is unbelievable. you're going to hear from a passenger who lived through treacherous conditions, 30-foot-high waves. that's coming up later. >>> also from the 9:00 to 5:00 job, the look at what the internet killed in the past decade. this is "msnbc sunday." if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm
representative to afghanistan and pakistan underwent 20 hours of surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. president obama release add statement late last night calling the longtime diplomat, quote, a towering figure in american foreign policy, a critical member of my afghanistan and pakistan team, and a tireless publicer is vamt. we continue to pray for his recovery and support his family in this difficult time. >>> well, the president and the battle over the tax cut deal. will this be a...
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relentless in disrupting and dismantling that terrorist organization. >>> ron sajiv joins us now from afghanistan. nice to see you. >> good morning, alex. >> let's talk about the picture being painted right now. is it really as recognizy as it looks? >> i think it's a mixed bag. particularly around the violent city of kandahar down in the south, u.s. troops are made real gains over the past several months. also in other parts in the south and west of the country. that's a direct result of putting in more troops. the full component of obama's surge forces have now arrived. that's 30,000 additional troops. when you put more american boots on the ground, they will start to improve security. the bigger question here, and that is what was highlighted in the report that was released this week is that the other components of the strategy, most notably what the afghan government has to do to improve the basic buildup of its security forces, that's not moving as fast as the united states would hope. and there's also that looming question of those sanctuaries for the insurgents across the border in neighbo
relentless in disrupting and dismantling that terrorist organization. >>> ron sajiv joins us now from afghanistan. nice to see you. >> good morning, alex. >> let's talk about the picture being painted right now. is it really as recognizy as it looks? >> i think it's a mixed bag. particularly around the violent city of kandahar down in the south, u.s. troops are made real gains over the past several months. also in other parts in the south and west of the country....
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the soviet with drew from afghanistan and bush took on dukakis. it was 24 years ago today that george h.w. bush squared off against dukakis in the second debate. it followed the war in which they painted dukakis as weak on crime and so this was how that debate began. >> the first question goes to governor dukakis. you have two minutes to respond. governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor and irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't, bernard, and i think you know i've opposed the death penalty all of my light. i don't see it as evidence as a deterrent. i think there are better and more effective ways to fight crime and we've down so in my state. we've had the biggest drop, why we have the lowest murder in any state in america but we have work to do in this nation. we have work do to fight a real war, not a phony war against drugs and that's something i want to lead, something we haven't had ore the course of the past many years eve though the vice president has been at least allegedly in charge of that war.
the soviet with drew from afghanistan and bush took on dukakis. it was 24 years ago today that george h.w. bush squared off against dukakis in the second debate. it followed the war in which they painted dukakis as weak on crime and so this was how that debate began. >> the first question goes to governor dukakis. you have two minutes to respond. governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor and irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't, bernard,...
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. >> if we pull out of afghanistan too soon, iran is going to help fill that power vacuum in afghanistan. >> pakistan has been the epicenter of dealing with terrorism. this is more than an existential threat. we have to take this very seriously. the united states has to be engaged. >> you tell the pakistanis, help us or get out of the way. don't complain if we kill people you're not willing to go after on your territory. >> i tell you my take from last night. i don't want anyone on that stage taking that 3:00 a.m. phone call. joining me now is nia malik ka henderson, a "washington post" national reporter who also writes for the election 2012 blog, and victoria d. fran chess co-soto, visiting scholar at the university of texas austin. thank you both for being here. >> great to be here. >> nia malik ka, how scared should we be of these folks? >> it's funny, in listening to those sound bites, it's almost like the republican party is still in 2008 or still in 2004 and using this tactic that george h.w. bush was able to use so well and essentially scare people into voting for him. i think one
. >> if we pull out of afghanistan too soon, iran is going to help fill that power vacuum in afghanistan. >> pakistan has been the epicenter of dealing with terrorism. this is more than an existential threat. we have to take this very seriously. the united states has to be engaged. >> you tell the pakistanis, help us or get out of the way. don't complain if we kill people you're not willing to go after on your territory. >> i tell you my take from last night. i don't...
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what have we done in afghanistan? we've routed the taliban, we've dismantled al qaeda, we've killed osama bin laden, we had free elections in 2004. i say we've achieved our objective. it's time to come home. >> was iraq smart or not? >> i don't want to relitigate that, chris. a lot of us felt that it wasn't a good thing. and here we are. you make the best of it. you have to clean up the mess. you have to move on and secure our interests. and that's where we are. >> i look at this campaign and the way it's gone to the republican side and i find a disconnect. i look at romney getting big numbers and i see no love for him in the party. i so no love for him among the other candidates. i see a guy who may well be the nomination the way nixon did in '68, a loveless candidacy. is that possible? is it possible your party would nominate someone they just didn't like? >> it's too early to tell. we haven't had a single vote cast. we haven't had a single caucus or primary state event yet. when new hampshire rolls around, i think
what have we done in afghanistan? we've routed the taliban, we've dismantled al qaeda, we've killed osama bin laden, we had free elections in 2004. i say we've achieved our objective. it's time to come home. >> was iraq smart or not? >> i don't want to relitigate that, chris. a lot of us felt that it wasn't a good thing. and here we are. you make the best of it. you have to clean up the mess. you have to move on and secure our interests. and that's where we are. >> i look at...
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some of you remember i visited afghanistan just a few weeks ago. and while i was walking along the rope line -- it was a big crowd, about 3,000 -- a young woman in uniform was shaking my hand and other people were grabbing and taking pictures. she pulled me into a hug, and she whispered in my ear. get don't ask, don't tell done. and i said to her, i promise you i will. for we are not a nation that says don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that says out of many we are one. we are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot. we are a nation that believes that all men and women are created equal. those are the ideals that generations have fought for. those are the ideals that we uphold today. and now it is my honor to sign this bill into law. this is done. >> if you are wondering why there are subtitles on the president who is speaking very clear english, it's to make things work for the live audience here at the 92nd street y. they also accounted for some of the applause you were hearing. the whole psychology of the newsmaker thing, what ma
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. >>> the navy aircraft is now in rout to afghanistan to help support troops, but they left behind cap on the owen honors. he was reassigned early jer this mon month after releasing lewd videos. >>> all major northeast airports are operating normally. more than 3,000 tligts were canceled yesterday after a cripple storm left snow on the ground in every state except for florida. so if you don't feel like digging out of the snow, you can flooes fly away from it. it's the only state this week that didn't have snow on the ground. still ahead, the lessons of teacher's tenure. will ending the union really help our kids? plus, the question of tone and how congress will move toward the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. ♪ [ male announcer ] enj
. >>> the navy aircraft is now in rout to afghanistan to help support troops, but they left behind cap on the owen honors. he was reassigned early jer this mon month after releasing lewd videos. >>> all major northeast airports are operating normally. more than 3,000 tligts were canceled yesterday after a cripple storm left snow on the ground in every state except for florida. so if you don't feel like digging out of the snow, you can flooes fly away from it. it's the only...
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>>> and developing right now out of afghanistan, secretary of state hillary clinton, arrives on the surprise stop in kabul. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. if you thought it was tough last night, wait until you hear what the republican contenders today say about each other. chuck todd, host of the daily rundown and political director and chris cillizza are both with us. chuck, first to you. i mean, this smackdown was really, rick perry, against mitt romney, herman cain was almost an after thought. they did go after him on the 9-9-9. but all mitt romney. and did he go too far in fighting back? >> it's interesting. we thu this debate wag coming. it was the moment when rick perry realized, look, it's now or never. and the moment when the rest of the field realized when it came to mitt romney, it was now or never. so that's when it all came together last night and you saw i think the results of this. and one, the perry strategy was, go personal with romney. see if you can draw him out and boy did they draw him out. i think there are times when the romney folks that romney may have gone t
>>> and developing right now out of afghanistan, secretary of state hillary clinton, arrives on the surprise stop in kabul. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. if you thought it was tough last night, wait until you hear what the republican contenders today say about each other. chuck todd, host of the daily rundown and political director and chris cillizza are both with us. chuck, first to you. i mean, this smackdown was really, rick perry, against mitt romney, herman cain was...
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when he announced the afghanistan drawdown back in june, i think it was the first time he used the phrase, we need to do nation building at home. and that obviously is something that ties together with the biggest critical issue in his political future, which is the economy. and the jobless rate. as well as winding down these two wars. i think you're going to see him repeat that again and again, as these withdrawal timetables continue. >> and here's president obama pointing out that he'd kept a campaign promise in ending the war. let's listen. >> as a candidate for president, i pledged to bring the war in iraq to a responsible end. today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> on october 2nd, 2002, then-illinois state senator, barack obama, made an anti-war speech in chicago. he said, "i don't oppose all wars. what i'm opposed to is a dumb war. what i'm opposed to is a rash war. what i'm opposed to is the cynical attempt by richard peril and paul wolfowitz and othe
when he announced the afghanistan drawdown back in june, i think it was the first time he used the phrase, we need to do nation building at home. and that obviously is something that ties together with the biggest critical issue in his political future, which is the economy. and the jobless rate. as well as winding down these two wars. i think you're going to see him repeat that again and again, as these withdrawal timetables continue. >> and here's president obama pointing out that he'd...
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officials in afghanistan he was allowed close enough to kill seven cia agents? >>> finally, let me finish with a second look at most memorable moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and speaker boehner were about to close in on a major deal that would enact substantial spending cuts and seek future revenues through -- the administration on wednesday night notified top members of congress that an agreemd between the president and mr. boehner could be imminent. but white house spokesman jay carney was quick to knock down the story. let's listen. >> the breaking news reports you all have probably received is incorrect. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously -- the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress, as well as other members, and exploring
officials in afghanistan he was allowed close enough to kill seven cia agents? >>> finally, let me finish with a second look at most memorable moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and...
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what you're going to see is not future iraqs or afghanistans, we're not going to see 100,000 americans going to occupy countries but we are going to see special forces and intelligence operatives and drones and that's the sort of effort we're going to have to now do you in the most difficult place as you know will be pakistan. whether we can see that this country that houses the dangerous terrorists and fastest growing nuclear arsenal, whether we can move from a partnership to something that goes less off the rails. that is a perfect segue because we go next live to pakistan where hillary clinton is. she arrived from afghanistan as news of gadhafi's death is circling the globe. >>> send me your thoughts on twitter at mitchell reports. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? they'l
what you're going to see is not future iraqs or afghanistans, we're not going to see 100,000 americans going to occupy countries but we are going to see special forces and intelligence operatives and drones and that's the sort of effort we're going to have to now do you in the most difficult place as you know will be pakistan. whether we can see that this country that houses the dangerous terrorists and fastest growing nuclear arsenal, whether we can move from a partnership to something that...
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. >>> department of homeland security is using techniques from afghanistan to spy on american citizens like you and me, next. >>> but first, time for the sanity break. today is the birthday of one of the most influential men in television drama. responsible for a show that only needs two notes as an introduction. happy birthday to -- ♪ -- dick wolfe. let's may "oddball." >>> we begin on the internet, with our continuing coverage of the dangers of snow. hills are tough enough, but add a nice thin layer of snow and they are best avoided. fortunately, these cars were unable to go around and are now stuck. another victory for that blasted old man winter. oh, good, here comes a plow to save the stranded motorist. or maybe not. in his defense, he was technically still plowing. just not snow. >>> we fly over to japan, where morgan freeman be darned, this is the real march of the penguins. every winter the zoo takes the penguins out of the enclosure for a walk around. 17 penguins, clearly remembering their elementary school training, form a single-file line and follow the teacher -- i mean,
. >>> department of homeland security is using techniques from afghanistan to spy on american citizens like you and me, next. >>> but first, time for the sanity break. today is the birthday of one of the most influential men in television drama. responsible for a show that only needs two notes as an introduction. happy birthday to -- ♪ -- dick wolfe. let's may "oddball." >>> we begin on the internet, with our continuing coverage of the dangers of snow....
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>> there's no -- well, he got lost in the answers on afghanistan. i don't disagree with that at all. the point is the position the vice president was arguing which is we want to have afghan forces doing that, we want less american forces doing it, that is a position that overwhelmingly people in this country agree with. and there were several minutes spent advocating for a position that the american people don't agree with on that. so that was his weakest moment in my view in the debate but i thought he was effective from a presentation perspective, from a conservative prospective on the tax arguments. i would disagree with chris on that. and i just think, though, when you look at this debate, i think this is one of these where all sides will be happy, allides will be happy with the performance of their candidate. >> i thought what ryan did talking about social security, he made a real tactical move talking about his generation. he's trying to sell that we can do something better in the future. and i thought he did a good job of doing that. i didn't
>> there's no -- well, he got lost in the answers on afghanistan. i don't disagree with that at all. the point is the position the vice president was arguing which is we want to have afghan forces doing that, we want less american forces doing it, that is a position that overwhelmingly people in this country agree with. and there were several minutes spent advocating for a position that the american people don't agree with on that. so that was his weakest moment in my view in the debate...
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or some of them working whose husbands are in iraq or afghanistan, so it's time for -- our economy bottom up. because the very top are drowning in wealth, it's paper driven, not even productivity driven and working for to find themselves. 4 million more foreclosures coming in the coming year. >> the democrats don't stand up and fight for the oil subsidies. i don't know who will do it. because we know that the republicans aren't going to do it. reverend jackson, real quick, last question for you. are you satisfied with what president obama has done before or not fighting these guys enough like with that tax cut deal? >> i think that he's raised the right questions but he finds himself often alone once he raises the right question. i mean he's a runner who needs blocking, who needs protection. he raised the issue to bail out banks to stop a global recession, it was the right thing for him to do. when he raised the issue of a health care plan for all americans basically on the health needs not just based upon money it was the right question but he was demagogued as being some socialistic for
or some of them working whose husbands are in iraq or afghanistan, so it's time for -- our economy bottom up. because the very top are drowning in wealth, it's paper driven, not even productivity driven and working for to find themselves. 4 million more foreclosures coming in the coming year. >> the democrats don't stand up and fight for the oil subsidies. i don't know who will do it. because we know that the republicans aren't going to do it. reverend jackson, real quick, last question...
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>> i can suspect that he started off in the antiwar mode, trying to prove through afghanistan cables and iraq cables that these wars were a mistake and needed to be understood better by the american public and then they would drop their support for them, but from transferring that issue to broad, more than foreign policy, he's become an anti-american anarchist of some kind. >> i want to ask gene the same question. we love that on this show, finding out where people are coming from. sounds like this is the beginning of something, not the end of it. >> it does sound like the beginning. i don't know where to put him on a kind of left to right continu continuum. i think jamie is right, put him off to the side, on a third axis, maybe. as a -- essentially, an anarchist or somebody who -- he doesn't fit a traditional left profile in my view. >> well, here he is going after the secretary of state. he told "time" that quote -- jamie, you work in state department. you've made your name there so well. it sounds like he's got a bee in his bonnet, a target of hillary clinton. who is somewhere cen
>> i can suspect that he started off in the antiwar mode, trying to prove through afghanistan cables and iraq cables that these wars were a mistake and needed to be understood better by the american public and then they would drop their support for them, but from transferring that issue to broad, more than foreign policy, he's become an anti-american anarchist of some kind. >> i want to ask gene the same question. we love that on this show, finding out where people are coming from....
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what about the veterans who are coming back from their fourth or fifth tour in afghanistan and iraq war veterans who have come back and were not for the federal government and for the v.a. helping them out, to transition back into regular society and not be in the armed forces, where would they be? i mean, i was just struck by that video of paul ryan. there's no empathy there. no attempt to reach out and say hey, look. i understand what people are going through and this is what mitt romney and i want to do. and what's so devastating about that ad from the obama for america campaign where they just run mitt romney's words and you see women, but you also see senior citizens and variety rans and all sorts of people who make up the 47% who for one reason or another, paul ryan doesn't realize that a lot of the 47% are the very people who are in their base and the people they need to vote for them in november. >> let's see if mitt romney has been prepped with a better answer about the 47% tomorrow night. thank you for joining me. >> thank you lawrence. >>> coming up. mitt romney's secret tax
what about the veterans who are coming back from their fourth or fifth tour in afghanistan and iraq war veterans who have come back and were not for the federal government and for the v.a. helping them out, to transition back into regular society and not be in the armed forces, where would they be? i mean, i was just struck by that video of paul ryan. there's no empathy there. no attempt to reach out and say hey, look. i understand what people are going through and this is what mitt romney and...
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of thing, but that cost $1.1 billion over the last six months is what we spend in a day in iraq or afghanistan. >> it's incredible. what you were talking about institutions and people depending on institutions for their daily life to avoid dissatisfaction in order to just live, that's behind why the u.s. government has been stressing so much that the institutions that do exist shouldn't be torn down. they should be protected. they are not just talking about looting. they are talking about keep the traffic cops, as it were, keep the traffic top cops on the corner. >> exactly. as we learned in iraq, electricity is so important. if electricity doesn't get supplied big trouble. a head. but let's be optimistic, because this is a big moment to be optimistic. there is an old song that janis joplin used to sing one line is "treatment's just another word for nothing left to lose." up until now the rebels have had nothing to lose. it is now or never and nothing to lose. today they have a lot to lose and that would be their future. so much depends on this long and bound to be turbulent transition period.
of thing, but that cost $1.1 billion over the last six months is what we spend in a day in iraq or afghanistan. >> it's incredible. what you were talking about institutions and people depending on institutions for their daily life to avoid dissatisfaction in order to just live, that's behind why the u.s. government has been stressing so much that the institutions that do exist shouldn't be torn down. they should be protected. they are not just talking about looting. they are talking about...
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., he also was in afghanistan. the only person he could talk to that issue to was an australian soldier. if he let this get out to the people in his unit, he could get kicked out. that is not letting them be a team together and support each other in every instance. >> thank you for your time and service to this country. we appreciate it. >> nice talking to you, contessa. >>> so we're watching the demonstrati demonstration. let's go back to it live in washington, d.c. they're getting ready to demand lawmakers stay at work. they do not want senators leaving their offices for holiday break until there's movement on don't ask, don't tell. my big question today, are lawmakers putting their holiday plans before the nation's important business? i'd like to hear your thoughts. you can get me on twitter, on facebook. my e-mail is contessa@msnbc.com. there's all the ways to get ahold of me. >>> britain's prime minister says protesters who suffered prince charles' rolls royce will face the full extent of the law. some of the
., he also was in afghanistan. the only person he could talk to that issue to was an australian soldier. if he let this get out to the people in his unit, he could get kicked out. that is not letting them be a team together and support each other in every instance. >> thank you for your time and service to this country. we appreciate it. >> nice talking to you, contessa. >>> so we're watching the demonstrati demonstration. let's go back to it live in washington, d.c....